Candy-pulling machine.



No. 831,501. PATENTED s511111, "1906.

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'l CANDY PULLING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 5, 1901.l

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. HERBERT M. 'DICK1NSON, OF GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO HERBERT L. HILDRETH, OF BOSTON,

MASSACHUSETTS.

CANDY-PULLING MACHINE.

-Specification of Letters Patent.`

Patented Sept. 18, 1906.

Application filed November 5. 1901. Serial No. 81,277.

The invention consists 1n combining with a trough or-suitable receptacle for supporting the candy to be o erated u on pinsor hooks adapted to trave within t e said receptacle and to be shifted in the course-'of their travel so as to 1pull all portions ofthecandy'placedwithin t ereceptacle; also,to combine with a series of yin or hooks suitable means for operating t e same', substantially as hereinafter described.

The objects of my inventionare, irst, to `provide a machine which mechanically ulls candy in order to roduce the same resu t as hand-pulling and m a better degree; second, to faollitate and cheapen the process of pulling candy; third, to furnish a machine for operation on the candy which will roduce a '.su erior article. These objects accompllsh by means of the structure particularly shown and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig'ure 1 showsa perspective view of a ma:

chine constructed in accordance with m invention. Fig. 2 shows a plan view ofythe trough or candy-support with the operating pins or hooks and trips in position. Fig. 3 shows'a vertical longitudinal section of the machine. v

A shows a framework, of. any suitable material or form, for supporting the trough and op'- v erating mechanism. p

B shows the trough vor receptacle supported on the framework, which said trough. lvor receptacle may be made in any suitable form, the object of said trough being merely to receive and support the batch of candy to be operated upon. y

C shows the screw-threaded nut, which engages with a reciprocating slide T for the purl pose of giving a reciprocating motion `of said slide and the movab e pins or hooks. D and D are stops, one at each end of the candy-receptacle, and are adapted to change the .position of the ins F and F when brought in contact with the said stops,as'

hereinafter described. Y

Eis the arm on the plate E', which supports the pins F and F.

F and Fare pins carried by the plate E and are adapted to be turned when the' arm E cornes in contact with D or D.

G is the stationary in which, in the examle of my invention s own in the drawings, 1s secured to the bottom of the candyreceptacle B.

P and P are idler-pulleys on an extension of the screw-shaft H.

extension of said screw-shaft H.

R and R are bands operated by any suitable machinery. (Not Ishownin the draw- 1n s.)

gS is the shifting device for shifting the band R, and K is a shifting device forshifting the band R', the-band R being crossed so as to give shaft H when said band is shifted upon the stationary pulley P C T is a framework provided with a screwthreaded nut C, engaging with the screwthread on H. The frame TA supports the plate E and also the pins F and F.

The o eration of my invention 1s asfolllows:

When t e band R is acting upon the band-v lpulley P, the screw-shaft H is turned in proper the reverse motion to the screw-v direction to convey the frame T to the right,- as-shown in the drawings, until the Y 7o P is a band-pulley attached rigidly to the arm E comes 1n contact with the 'stationary stop D', thereby shifting the plositions of the pins or'hooks F and F in t e candy. At this point a band R is moved onto thefidlerpulley and the band R upon the, statlonary pulley P and the motion of the frame T 1s reversed until the arm El comes in contact with the stationary trip D, again reverslng the positions of the pins F and F or, in other Words, returning them to normal ositions. Thus the frame T, with the parts t ereto attached, is given a reciprocating motion through the batch of candy supported by the receptacle B.

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I have illustrated and described band-pul- S receptacle, and suitable means for leys and a screw-threaded shaft as the means for operating the candy-hooks Within thereceptacle whichholds the batch of candy; but

any other suitable means may 'be used. I

have also shown in the drawings a trough for supporting the candy; but any suitable support may be used which has the capacity for supporting the candy While it is being operated upon,'. ashereinbefore described. IA

have also illustrated and described a stationary hook or pin and two traveling shifting pins; but I do not Wish to be understood as imiting my invention to such an arrangement, since my invention could be applied in v a device where the candy-hook moves back and forth and Where the pins or hooks, al-

though having a shifting action, are relatively stationary. In either case the candy is acted' upon'in a manner and by means of the shifting hook along a path corresponding to what I term a-iigure 87? I have also used the terms pins" and hooksthat is, I have -made use of. them merely for the purpose of desci'iption-and While these terms were found in` the claims I desire to have its -method of operation, I have not attempted to set forth all the forms in which it may be embodied; but

What I claim is- 1. AAcandy-pulling machine comprising a plurality of oppositely-disposed candyhooks or supports, a candy-puller, and means for producing a specified relative in-and-out motion of these parts for the purpose set forth.

2. Ina candy-pulling machine the combination of a stationary candy-pin, a set of candy-hooks and means for moving and shifting one of said hooksin relation to the other, substantially as described.-

3. In combination with a stationary candypin, a pair of candy-hooks, a suitable frame for giving a reciprocating motion to the said candy-hooks, a-shifting piece carrying said candy-hooks, and suitable means for shifting the position of such candy-hooks at or near 'the end lof each stroke, substantially as described.

4. vIn combination with a candy-receptacle, a reciprocatin frame, a shifting piece carried by the reciprocating frame, candyhooks carried'by said shifting piece, a sta-A tionary candy-pin Within the said receptacle, trips for shifting said shifting piece as it is reciprocated from end to end of they candyi reciprocating motion to the sliding frame and the shifting piece, substantially as described.

5. In combinationwith a candy-receptacle a stationary pin therein, a reciprocating sliding frame7 a shifting piece carried bythe sliding frame, a trip-arm upon said shifting piece, a stationary trip at either end of the said candy-receptacle, said stationary trips adapted to turn the shifting piece upon its pivot and thereby shifting the candy-hooks carried thereby, substantially as described.

6. In a candy-pulling machine, 'the-com--i ving the -bination of means for. stretching or pulling` the candy, and means for lapping the stretched candy upon itself.

A 7. In acandy-pulling machine the combination of means for stretching or pulling the candy, l.means for .lapping the stretched candy, and means for moving said stretching and .lapping means in intersecting paths.

8. In a candy-pulling machine themcombination of mea'ns for stretching or pulling the candy, means for lapping the stretched candy, and means for producing arelative inand-out motion of said stretching and lapping means.

9. A candy-pullin machine having candypulling members an means for moving Ysaid ,members in intersecting paths, whereby the said members automatically feed, and pull the candy. Y

10. InA a candy-pulling machine, in c ombination, a series' of pins or candy-pulling members, and means for moving-apart of said members in intersecting aths, whereby the said members automatica y lfeed and pull the candy.

11. In a candy-pulling machine, in combination, a series of more than two pins or pulling members, and automatically-acting means for causing said members to feed the candy to each other and pull the same.

12. In a candy-pulling machine, the combination of a series of more than two pins or candy carrying 'and pulling members, and mechanism for movin said members relative to one another in siie a manner as to carry the strands of candy` produced by one movement of said' members and holdl the same across the path of motion to be follov ed by another of said members in its Afurther movement.

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13. In a candy-pulling machine, the com-v v bination of a pulling member, a plurality of cooperating pins or hooks and mechanism creasing the distance between one and anfor producing relative movement between said member and pins or hooks relatively to one another in a manner to automatically feed the candy to each other and pull the same.

15. In a candy-pulling machine, in combination, a series of more than two candy carrying and pulling members, means for inother of such members and for returning the sameto their original relative positions, and means'for carrying the strand of candy produced by one moving member to a position across the path of motion to be followed by another moving member.

16. In a candy-pulling machine, the combination of a plurality of candy carrying and pulling members, and mechanism for moving said members toward and from each other and alternately therewith varying their relative positions so as to carry the strands of candy produced by one` movement 0f said members to a position across the path 0f m0- tion to be followed by one of said members in the further movement thereof.

17. In a candy-pulling machine, the combination of a plurality of oppositely-disposed candy-pulling members, and automaticallyacting mechanism for movincg said members alternately away from. an toward each other and alternately therewith changing the relative positions of some of said members.

18. In a candy-pulling machine, the combination of oppositely-disposed pulling members, one of which carries a plurality of pins or hooks, and mechanism for alternately i.- creasing and decreasing the distance between:

said members and for shifting said pins relal tively to each other during the movements of said members.

19. In a candy-pulling machine, the combination of a stationary pulling member, a plurality 'of movable pulling members, and mechanism for moving said movable members relatively to the stationary member and to each other, whereby the said membersau.- tomatically feed and pull the candy.

20. In a candy-pulling machine, the combination of an' oscillating arm carrying a pair of candy-pulling members, a coper` ting pulling member and mechanism for causing relative rectilinear movements of said arm and last-named member, and for alternately therewith imparting oscillatory movement to said arm.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERBERT M. DICKINSON. Witnesses C. H. BURDICK, H. A. BURDICK. 

